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Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 accounts for 61.3% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC
(Reuters) - The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has likely become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 61.3% of COVID cases in the week ended Jan. 28, data from the U.S. Centers for Di...
Jan 27, 2023
Brazil’s central bank to keep wary stance against govt flak: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will keep a wary stance next week against strong criticism from recently elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, maintaining the Se...
Jan 27, 2023
U.S. states challenge Biden rule on socially conscious investing
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A coalition of 25 U.S. states led by Texas and Utah filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down a Biden administration rule allowing retirement plans to consider environmenta...
Jan 27, 2023
U.S. pending home sales post first gain in seven months in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes increased for the first time in seven months in December as mortgage rates declined, another hopeful sign that the embattled housing...
Jan 27, 2023
Twitter asks judge to toss out proposed sex bias class action
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has asked a federal judge to toss out a proposed class action claiming the company targeted female employees during its recent mass layoffs, saying the plain...
Jan 27, 2023
Fund inflows to stocks highest in six weeks – BofA
(Reuters) - Weekly inflows into stocks in the week to Wednsday were the largest in six weeks at $13.9 billion, data on Friday from BofA Global Research showed. Investors poured $12.2 billion into bond...
Jan 27, 2023
India’s top banks say Adani exposure within RBI limits but remain watchful
By Nupur Anand and Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) - Some of India's leading public sector banks said on Friday their exposure to the Adani Group was within the limits prescribed by the central bank, as...
Jan 27, 2023
Wall St opens lower on Intel warning, inflation data limits fall
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday after Intel's bleak outlook dragged chipmakers lower, though data showing easing inflation spurred hopes of a policy shift from the Federa...
Jan 27, 2023
Biden picks Jeff Zients as next chief of staff -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the e...
Jan 27, 2023
Fed seen ending rate hikes by March as inflation slows
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank is seen delivering two more quarter-point interest-rate increases before ending its current round of rate hikes in March, after a government report showed inflation c...
Jan 27, 2023
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